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Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 28th October 2018 9:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
55.37%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.1mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
300µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.036mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - FTU
23FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
paper,packets,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 20
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 4
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 172 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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